>>>>> "Rebecca" == Rebecca Ore <ore(a)op.net&gt; writes: Rebecca> Adrian Aichner writes: >> >>>>> "Rebecca" == Rebecca Ore <ore(a)op.net&gt; writes: >> Rebecca> This is the error message. I get a request for password Rebecca> and tried my email address. That didn't work. I thought Rebecca> the CVS password was Zawinski, but don't remember seeing Rebecca> a password for the update packages command. >> Rebecca, >> >> it looks to me as if you tried logging in with username >> rebecca. >> >> You should be able to get in as follows: >> >> M-x dired RET /ftp＠ftp.xemacs.org:/pub RET Rebecca> So the update package command in the pulldown options Rebecca> menu is broken? Which Xemacs version with which patches applied are you running?